84 bar falls 29.97 0mph NEE dew-point 50 sunrise 6:33 sunset 7:53 Lughnasa New (Harvest) Moon When I began to plan the beds for the transplanted lilies and iris, I realized it would be good to dig in daffodils, too. Daffodils, then Iris, then Lilies. But nobody sells daffodil bulbs in August. They come out […]
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Any Woman or Any African-American? NO
70 bar steady 30.02 0mph E dew-point 54 sunrise 6:33 sunset 7:53 Lughnasa New (Harvest) Moon “The cocks may crow, but it’s the hen that lays the egg.” – Margaret Thatcher I agree with Margaret. She laid several big eggs while Prime Minister. One of them was the poll tax. Let me be clear about […]
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75 bar falls 29.84 0mph SSE dew-point 61 sunset 6:33 sunset 7:55 Lughnasa New (Harvest) Moon OK. I admit there is some irony to driving into the city for one interview, especially when the candidate interviews for the Sierra Club endorsement. On balance though I think participation in the process outweighs the carbon emissions. […]
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63 bar rises 29.72 1mph NNW dew-point 60 sunrise 6:30 sunset 7:57 Lughnasa Waning Crescent of the Corn Moon As the corn moon wanes toward the harvest moon, I thought a picture of the Lughnasa/Corn Moon harvest for today would say more than words.
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72 bar falls 20.76 0mph ESE dew-point 64 sunrise 6:29 sunset 7:58 Lughnasa Waning Crescent of the Corn Moon A Sierra club blogger caught these comments after her light hearted, energetic account of her second day at the Democratic convention: What I would like to know is the substance of what is being said and […]
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62 bar rises 29.84 0mpn NEE dew-point 61 sunrise 6:29 sunset 29.84 Lughnasa Waning Crescent of the Corn Moon “Maybe all one can do is hope to end up with the right regrets.” – Arthur Miller Arthur Miller. Once married to Marilyn Monroe. A right regret? Who knows. His point seems apt. Until scientists convince […]
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56 bar steady 20.00 ompn NE dew-point 44 sunrise 6:28 sunset 8:02 Lughnasa Waning Crescent of the Corn Moon The Democratic convention. Ironically for our family, in Denver where our clan has strong roots. The Republican convention. Equally ironical, here in St. Paul. Here’s an, oh my god I’m an old guy thought, but conventions […]
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A final post for the China poetry series Chou Nu Er In days when I was young and didn’t know the taste of sorrow I like to climb the storied tower, I like to climb the storied tower; To write the latest odes I forced myself to tell of sorrow. Now that I understand the […]
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63 bar rises 30.17 3mph NW dew-point 49 sunrise 6:26 sunset 8:04 Lughnasa Last Quarter of the Corn Moon The USA basketball team made this Indiana boy proud. Not so much because they won gold, but because they showed that the ego driven individualism of the NBA can flow into team play. The ego driven […]
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57 bar rises 30.06 0mph N dew-point 50 sunrise 6:26 sunset 8:05 Lughnasa Last Quarter of the Corn Moon The weather has gotten cooler and dryer. A taste of autumn today. Most Minnesotans enjoy fall the most with winter second. Read my lily culture book this evening and got the information I needed to dig […]
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